%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The vnnaturall Wife: / Or, / The lamentable Murther, of one goodman Dauis, Locke- / Smith in Tutle-streete, who was stabbed to death by his Wife, / on the 29. of Iune, 1628. For which fact, She was Araigned, / Condemned, and Adiudged. to be Burnt to Death in / Smithfield, the 12. Iuly 1628. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1628 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 08/13/2008 20051

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1.122-123r S116609 1 Bragandary Bragandary IF woefull obiects may excite, / the minde to ruth and pittie, oh murther, / most inhumane, / To spill my Husbands blood. [not final stanza] I And my Husband foorth had bin, / at Supper at that time, oh murther, / most inhumane, / To spill my Husbands blood. formerly conjoined s. sh. Obl. Fol., cut in two parts and hinged, with verso: '<[?]> <o>r, a pretty Iest of a Bride and a Bridegroome, . . .' (V.App.ii:5-6); see also 1:120-121. Pepys 1.122-123r STC 6366 for M. T[rundle] widdow [1628] Woodblock 2: second 1/2 sheet, above columns 3 & 4: A woman is burnt at the stake by a group of men. In the center of the cut, a woman's head, wearing a cap, is visible against the stake, surrounded by bundles of wood or straw that are being set alight by a man with a torch and a halberd to the right of the woodcut. Another man is visible at the right edge of the cut, and a group of men stands gathered to the left of the cut, behind the pyre.: 81 x 90 Woodblock 1: first 1/2 sheet, above columns 1 & 2: A woman, prompted by a devil, stabs a man. A black devil, with fangs, horns, a curly tail, and cloven hooves stands in profile to the left of the woodcut. He extends his right hand forward to touch the woman before him. The woman in the center of the cut faces away from the devil. Her right arm is extended up behind her, while she stabs the man before her with a knife held in her left hand. She wears a simple dress, with rolled up sleeves, a scarf, and low shoes. The man in the left of the cut faces towards the woman, with his right hand extened and placed on her shoulder. He wears a buttoned doublet or jerkin with a collar, short breeches, hose, low shoes, an apron, and a tall, narrow-brimmed hat. In his left hand, he holds a beer tankard with an open lid. The knife enters his right breast. To the right of the cut stands a brick structure with an open doorway and an ornate extended roof.: 81 x 139 Pepys Library The Pepys ballads : facsimile volume Editor W.G. Day D.S. Brewer Cambridge [England] 1987 Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 122 1: 123 The vnnaturall Wife: / Or, / The lamentable Murther, of one goodman Dauis, Locke- / Smith in Tutle-streete, who was stabbed to death by his Wife, / on the 29. of Iune, 1628. For which fact, She was Araigned, / Condemned, and Adiudged. to be Burnt to Death in / Smithfield, the 12. Iuly 1628. The unnaturall Wife: Or, The lamentable Murther, of one goodman Davis, Locke-Smith in Tutle-streete, who was stabbed to death by his Wife, on the 29. of June, 1628. For which fact, She was Araigned, Condemned, and Adjudged, to be Burnt to Death in Smithfield, the 12. July 1628. The Unnatural Wife: Or, The Lamentable Murder of One Goodman Davis, Locksmith in Tothill Street, Who Was Stabbed to Death by His Wife on the 29th of June, 1628. For Which Fact, She Was Arraigned, Condemned, and Judged, to Be Burned to Death in Smithfield the 12th July, 1628. The second part. The second part. The Second Part. 1/2 sheet folio, originally left part, hinged, 222 x 146 1/2 sheet folio, originally right part, hinged, 227 x 190 holed, creased, uneven inking, verso shows through creased, damaged surface, uneven inking, verso shows through cast fleurons cast fleurons 1628 Printed at London for M. T. Widdow. M.T. Weinstein: title and STC Weinstein lists I:122-123 under Margery Trundle. BBTI lists only one person active in London at this period by the initials M. T., and that is Margery Trundle. Plomer mentions Margaret Trundle in the John Trundle entry. ESTC lists M. T[rundle] widdow.

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 Taxonomy used by Pepys to Organize Ballads in Albums A Small Promiscuous Supplement Devotion & Morality Drinking & Good Fellowship History - True & Fabulous Humour, Frollicks &c Love Pleasant Love Pleasant and Unfortunate Love Unfortunate Marriage Sea State & Times Tragedy Various Subjects Early Modern Center Ballad Project Keyword Taxonomy advice affliction/health alcohol animals/nature appearance Bible/biblical figures buildings/architecture catastrophe children class clothing/fashion country/nation crime death economics/trade entertainment family/procreation folklore gender historical figures & events holidays/seasons infidelity law London love maritime marriage military/war monstrosity mythology/Classical world news nobility/court politics/government punishment religious concepts religious figures religious types & sects royalty rural life servitude sex/sexuality supernatural/magic The New World travel trickery/deceit urban life vice violence virtue vulgarities/crass humor Library of Congress Subject Heading Taxonomy 8/13/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Tragedy crime death gender London punishment violence 08/13/08 Checker Rachel Mann Metadata updated, xml created, ESTC # recorded / found in bl.uk 7/25/07 Checker Gordon Batchelor ESTC matching record found: #S116609 8/19/2005 Transcriber Kris McAbee Original Transcription 7/16/2004 Bibliographer Liberty Stanavage Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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IF woefull objects may excite, the minde to ruth and pittie, Then here is one will thee affright in Westminsters faire Citie: A strange inhumane Murther there, To God, and Man as doth appeare: oh murther, most inhumane, To spill my Husbands blood. But God that rules the host of Heaven, did give me ore to sinne, And to vild wrath my minde was given, which long I lived in; But now too late I doe repent, And for the same my heart doth rent: oh murther, most inhumane, To spill my Husbands blood.
Let all curst Wives by me take heed, how they doe, doe the like, Cause not thy Husband for to bleed, nor lift thy hand to strike; Lest like to me, you burne in fire, Because of cruell rage and ire: oh murther, most inhumane, To spill my Husbands blood. A Locke-Smith late in Westminster, my Husband was by trade, And well he lived by his Art, though oft I him ubbraide; And often times would chide and braule, And many ill names would him call: oh murther, most inhumane, To spill my Husbands blood.
<seg n="1" rend="left"><hi rend="italic">The second part. To the same Tune.</hi></seg>
I And my Husband foorth had bin, at Supper at that time, When as I did commit that sin, which was a bloody crime; And comming home he then did crave, A Shilling of me for to have: oh murther, most inhumane, To spill my Husbands blood. I vow'd he should no Money get, and I my vow did keepe, Which then did cause him for to fret, but now it makes me weepe; And then in striving for the same, I drew my knife unto my shame: oh murther, most inhumane, To spill my Husbands blood.
Most desperately I stab'd him then, with this my fatall knife, Which is a warning to Women, to take their Husbands life; Then out of doores I streight did runne, And sayd that I was quite undon, oh murther, most inhumane, To spill my Husbands blood. My Husband I did say was slaine, amongst my Neighbours there, And to my house they straite way came, being possest with feare; And then they found him on the floore, Starke dead all weltring in his goore, oh murther, most inhumane, To spill my Husbands blood.
Life faine I would have fetcht againe, but now it was too late, I did repent I him had slaine, in this my heavie state; The Constable did beare me then Unto a Justice with his men: oh murther, etc. Then Justice me to Newgate sent, untill the Sessions came, For this same foule and bloody fact, to answere for the same; When at the Barre I did appeare, The Jury found me guiltie there: oh murther, etc. The Judge gave sentence thus on me, that backe I should returne To Newgate, and then at a Stake, my bones and flesh should burne To ashes, in the winde to flie, Upon the Earth, and in the Skie. oh murther, etc. Upon the twelfth of Juely now, I on a Hurdle plac't, Unto my Excecution drawne, by weeping eyes I past; And there in Smith-field at a Stake, My latest breath I there did take: oh murther, etc. And being chayned to the Stake, both Reedes and Faggots then Close to my Body there was set, with Pitch, Tarre, and Rozen, Then to the heavenly Lord I prayd, That he would be my strength and ayde. oh murther, most inhumane, To spill my husbands blood. Let me a warning be to Wives, that are of hasty kinde, Lord grant that all may mend their lives, and beare my death in minde, And let me be the last I pray, That ere may dye by such like way. Oh Father for thy Sonnes sake, Forgive my sinnes for aye.
Printed at London for M.T. Widdow. FINIS.